Male is similar to P. kibalense and P. aguessi by (a) postclypeus all black; (b) entire dorsum of S7 black, rarely with small apical marking (in which case antehumeral stripe often half as wide as mesepisternum); (c) branches of cerci longer; (d) cerci with lower branch not bent inwards but in line with upper branch; lower branch bearing flange that ends with 1 tooth near base. However, differs by (1) ranging from Kenya and E DRC to South Africa; (2) face orange, rather than greenish to blueish; (3) postocular spots orange rather than bluish, and (almost) connected by orange bar across occiput; (4) thorax sides green rather than bluish, with long black interpleural stripe, often merged with metapleural stripe. [Adapted from Dijkstra & Clausnitzer 2014; this diagnosis not yet verified by author]

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